Definition of Tamus

1. Noun. A genus of tuberous vines of the family Dioscoreaceae; has twining stems and heart-shaped leaves and axillary racemes.

Exact synonyms: Genus Tamus
Generic synonyms: Plant Genus
Group relationships: Dioscoreaceae, Family Dioscoreaceae, Yam Family
Member holonyms: Black Bindweed, Black Bryony, Tamus Communis

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tamus

Tammie
Tammuz
Tammy
Tammy Wynette
Tammy Wynetter Pugh
Tampa
Tampa Bay
Tampax
Tampere
Tampico
Tamplin
Tamra
Tamsin
Tamul
Tamuls
Tamus
Tamus communis
Tamyen
Tanacetum
Tanacetum balsamita
Tanacetum camphoratum
Tanacetum cinerariifolium
Tanacetum coccineum
Tanacetum douglasii
Tanacetum parthenium
Tanacetum ptarmiciflorum
Tanacetum vulgare
Tanach
Tanagra
Tanaina

Literary usage of Tamus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Manners and Customs of the Ancient Egyptians: Including Their Private Life by John Gardner Wilkinson (1842)
"tamus, a Memphite by birth, had been appointed by the Persians prefect of Ionia; and having held that post some time, he was obliged to leave his province, ..."

2. Manners and customs of the ancient Egyptians: Including Their Private Life by John Gardner Wilkinson (1837)
"tamus, a Memphite by birth, had been appointed by the Persians prefect of Ionia; and having held that post some time, he was obliged to leave his province, ..."

3. Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society by Cambridge Philosophical Society (1889)
"... of tamus communis. By WALTER GARDINER, MA It would appear from the" author's more recent researches that the perforation of the walls of the endosperm ..."

4. The Manners and Customs of the Ancient Egyptians: Including Their Private by John Gardner Wilkinson (1837)
"tamus, a Memphite by birth, had been appointed by the Persians prefect of Ionia; and having held that post some time, he was obliged to leave his province, ..."

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